
06 October 2025
Updated: NFER comments on DfE’s announcements on teacher training bursaries and scholarships
NFER Education Workforce Lead Jack Worth has responded to the DfE’s announcements on teacher training bursaries and scholarships.
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01 October 2025
New NFER project to analyse the uneven distribution of pupils with SEND across mainstream schools in England
A new NFER research project, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, will provide fresh insights into how pupils with SEND are distributed across England’s mainstream schools – and what this means for education today.
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25 September 2025
Blog: The state of additional support needs and services in English schools
A new blog from Researcher Gustavo Henndel Lopes and Research Director Jenna Julius looks at how pupil needs have changed, how teachers are being supported and how senior leaders are responding.
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23 September 2025
Blog: Designing impactful online learning for civil society organisations
Gustavo Henndel Lopes and Paola De Munari discuss NFER's role as one of Education Out Loud’s four Global Learning Partners for 2024-2026.
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19 September 2025
Blog: Senior leaders under pressure as pupil numbers fall
NFER's Gustavo Henndel Lopes and Jenna Julius blog on the financial pressures facing schools in September 2025, drawing on responses from over 350 senior leaders to our June 2025 Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey.
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04 September 2025
New online assessments launched to help pupils develop their literacy and numeracy skills throughout Key Stage 2
NFER have launched new online assessments that can support pupils develop their literacy and numeracy skills in Years 5 and 6.
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